Maggie
“English diminutive of Margaret, pearl”probable meaning
Girl’s name, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,015th
- births in 2023–2025
- 115
- babies born in France
- 1 in 15,873
- +8.1% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Maggie
Maggie is thought to mean “English diminutive of Margaret, pearl” and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Maggie in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Maggie has been rising (+8.1% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Maggie every 79 schools.
Maggie in English-speaking countries
Maggie ranks 110th in New Zealand, 120th in Northern Ireland and 139th in Ireland, against 1,015th in France.
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
110th girls’ name104 babies in 3 years1 girl in 404+3.5% a year
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
120th girls’ name54 babies in 3 years1 girl in 417
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
139th girls’ name102 babies in 3 years1 girl in 636+4.1% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
200th girls’ name60 babies in 3 years1 girl in 906+5.1% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
189th girls’ name765 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,004−0.2% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
340th girls’ name30 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,323
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
346th girls’ name105 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,471+1.5% a year
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
299th girls’ name3,075 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,571−1.1% a year
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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